The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-11-10
respectively: :

| ScuOlaSGlC years lcCo-OO anu l"OO-ci
respectively:
lss5-sG. White. Colored. Total.
Male. ,6$1 49,093 92,724
Female. 3d. 1872 51,45O 9l,242
Total. ..84, ,423 9s,543 1896
1SS6-S7. White. Colored. Total.
Male. sos 1926 SS.934
Female. ,9O8 47,l75 SG,OS3
Total 80, ,4lG s2,6ul l75,0l7
The decrease since the last enroll
ment was, therefore, 8,949.
GREENvILLE LEADS THE STATE.
Greenville County had for the
scholastic year 1861 the largest
enrolment, l0,232, and Hampton
County the smallest, 1868. The su.
perintendent of education states that
ne has reason to believe that the
decrease has been only apparent.
For the year 1886 Berkeley Coun-
ty reported an enrolment of 1888,
while for the year 1861 the en-
rollment reported was only 5,636.
1t is evident that in calculating the
enrolment for 1856 the school
commissioner added together the en-
rollnents for the several months du-
ring which the schools were in ses-
sion and reported the sum as the to-
tai enrolment for the year. In no
other way can tue extraordinary fall
ing off be accounted for. Assuming
this error to be corrected and the en-.
rollment for Berkeley County to have
been the same in 1886 as in 1856
81, 1t will be seen that the total en-
rollment for the State in 1SS6-S7 ex-
ceeded that for 1885 by 36S. 1t
should also be borne in mind, says
Superintendent Rice, that the schools
in Georgetown County were during
the last school year closed by Act of
the General Assembly.
THE FIGURES FOR TWO YEARS.
The average attendance of pupils
for the two years afford the following
comparison
White. Colored. Total.
1885, SO, ,904 66,792 l26,696
lSSG-S7.. ,724 65.G97 125. .53l
Decrease in 1SS6-S7, 1.165.
The teachers employed in 1861
numbered:
Males. Females. Total.
White..... l,lS9 1884 1888
Colorcd.. ,03S 423 l,46l
Total. 2,227 1867 1894
This is an increase Of l59 over the
preceding year. There were 1872
first grade, 94S second grade and
LIZA third grade teachers. York
County had the. largest number of
teachers, and Chesterfield the small
est, 63.
TIE SALARIES OF THE TEACHERS.
The average salary paid to male
teachers was $2S.07, and to female
teachers $25.l9. Charleston County
paid the highest average salaries to
both male and female teachers. S97.30
month to the former and S65 80 to
the latter. Abbeyille County paid
the smallest average salary to male
teachers, S16.4S month, and Oco.
nee the smallest to female teachers,
STOP month.
The salaries of. all the teachers in
the public schools aggregate $685.
5S5.0S during the year.
THE LENGTH OF THE SESSION.
The average length Of the school
session was three and six.tenths
months, an increase OF one tenth
month over the preceding year. The
longest session was in Charleston
County, seven and seven tenths
months, and the shortest in Horny,
two months.
The public schools of the cities Of
Charleston, Columbis. Greenville and
Spartaaburg, and Of several towns
and county districts, were IN session
for from eight to ten months. In all
OF them the general fund was supple
mented by local taxes or private sub
scriptlons.
THE REVENUE OF TIE SCHOOLS.
The revenue Of the schools for the
year 1SS6-S7 cannot be accurately
stated, because of the collection of
taxes one year late. The figures for
lSS5-S6, now first published, show
that the revenue was $53S253.50, Of
which S453,352.09 was collected du-
ring the year and SS4,4O1.41 was
balance from previous years. OF the
amount available $424,426.40 was
expended during the year, leaving
balance in various county treasures
of $113,S27.10 to be carried to the
account of the year lSS6-S7.
The reports as to shool.houses are
very incomplete and afford no relia-
able data of progress.
The Peabody fund had balance
on hand from the preceding year of
$S3292, to which was added cash
from the general agent to the amount
Of $4,000, making the total receipts
S10,732.93. There was balance on
! hand October 81, 1887, of S523.97.
j n. G. G.
The Hon. joseph Chamberlain ,hnid